Michael S. Teitelbaum Livres

"Over the past decade, the impacts of demographic trends on international security and on peaceful relations between and within states have come to the fore in ways not seen since the aftermath of World War II. An evolving and more complex set of changes in the size, distribution, and composition of populations has become the basis for a new look at the security effects of changes in the size, distribution, and composition of populations. This book is an attempt to lay out the new look, to take issue with some of the prevailing views on the political consequences of population change and to suggest where the concerns are realistic and where they are not." (From the Preface) This book not only offers a magisterial analysis of the political effects of the dramatic population changes that are taking place in countries all around the world, it also represents the testimony of one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of migration and population studies.

Focusing on the demographic transition theory, the author examines the significant drop in British fertility between 1841 and 1931, linking it to the social changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. The analysis provides a comprehensive look at the fertility decline through both county and national perspectives, offering insights into the broader implications of these transformations in British society during this period.